119th Congress
H.R. 7478
Patient Debt Relief Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Gabe Vasquez(D-NM)
- Introduced
- Feb 10, 2026
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (18)
Original cosponsors (17)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM)
- Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Robert Garcia (D-CA)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA)
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
Added later (1)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN) · Feb 23, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain standards and requirements with respect to financial assistance and medical debt collection for hospitals participating in the Medicare program, and to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program for purposes of medical debt relief.
Latest action(Feb 10, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 10, 2026 · House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. - Feb 10, 2026
Introduced in House